Valyrie Schrader @RedHeadAsylum

I generally wake up in a good mood every day.... ....and then idiots happen. Joined November 2011

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Valyrie Schrader @RedHeadAsylum

7 years ago

I find her refreshing, even when I don’t agree. She truly has the best interest of her readers at heart. When publicly attacked, she always takes the high road.... Stop and listen to what she has to say. Do it with an open mind and you may find a new perspective.

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Valyrie Schrader @RedHeadAsylum

7 years ago

I love my job so much ❤️💜💙💛💚🧡

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Valyrie Schrader @RedHeadAsylum

7 years ago

Gorgeous Summer Blondes 💋❤️

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

14. Happy Korean-American Day and MLK weekend. As Dr. King said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -end-

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

13. What a beautiful, incredible nation of immigrants we are. 🇺🇸

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

12. In what other country is that even possible? In what other country are you allowed to dream, and despite all odds, pursue and achieve your dreams? In what country could a chubby, 90s Hip Hop and R&B-loving Asian kid from NM end up working for @BarackObama?

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

11. They made incalculable sacrifices so their sons could have the opportunities they never had. They sacrificed so we could achieve whatever we wanted to. They could have never imagined that their eldest son would work in the White House.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

10. My parents could never have fathomed such an idea. My mom came to the US when she was 18, my father when he was 26. They worked multiple full-time and part-time jobs, opened a small business, and at one point, had only $20 in their checking account.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

9. He replied, "think about what you just said. How incredible that is. On your last day of work at the White House, after your years of service, the first African-American president greeted you in your parents' native language." I started crying too.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

8. After my departure photo with POTUS, I left the Oval Office in a daze and ran into @kalpenn in the West Wing lobby. I recounted the interaction with the president and he started tearing up. "Why are you crying?" I asked.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

7. She gave my letter to her boss, who then called and asked if I wanted to move to Chicago to work on the campaign. That's how I got hired on the campaign. That's how I ended up at the White House. That's how I got to work for President Barack Obama.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

6. In early 2007, my senior year of college, I mailed my resume and a cover letter in a manila envelope to the Obama for America headquarters in Chicago. Two weeks before graduation, I received a phone call that a correspondence volunteer had found my letter in a mail pile.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

5. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to work in public service. It was a lifelong dream to be in government. But I didn't know anyone in politics.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

4. On my last day, I went into the Oval Office and POTUS greeted me by saying, "안녕하세요". Hello, in Korean. I’m lucky bc @PeteSouza captured that exact moment.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

3. This struck a chord with me not only bc I’m Korean-American, but also bc I worked at the White House, for President Obama. I left the WH in 2011 for a Fulbright scholarship in Korea. President Obama knew I was leaving to learn more about the culture and language of my parents.

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Gary Lee @whoisgarylee

8 years ago

2. President Trump made a lot of upsetting remarks this week including this one. “Where are you from?” is a question that many Asian Americans dread. vox.com/platform/amp/w…